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Monday, April 20, 2009

Resisiting the Temptation

Oh, I am not good at not starting new projects. My head is swirling with ideas itching to get out. I wonder how long this self imposed ban on starting projects will last?For today...two more finishes. First, this table topper. It was simply a block that I was experimenting with...I hope a bunch of these ovals will make their appearance in a quilt someday. I've learned from Tonya, not to toss these experiments, but to make them into something useful instead. This one appears to be meant to be paired with my lime green vase. Flowers would be a nice addition.

The quilting on this one was inspired by Victoria's work. It was definitely harder than it looked. I do like how it gives the center of the piece some interest.Finished my coin quilt too. I should make more baby quilts....so much easier to quilt. This has my fav color scheme and so many of my very favorite fabrics.I love the additional row of coins on the top and bottom.The quilting is a ribbon like quilting...sort of the same as this quilt.The back is pink with another row of coins. Love this one...it's going into the show this summer. Hopefully someone will buy it for a sweet little baby girl.

I just wanted to say, I so love the colors in the table topper and your quilting on it is so precise looking. I love your coin quilt, so need to make on of these, just a lot of little pieces, what sizes where your pieces?

Oh wow....I have a 'round thang' too...only mine is in 'hot' pink instead of soft green like yours. I haven't thrown it out...I get it out and look at it accasionally. I really like yours!! I LOVE the 'coins' quilt....the quilting is wonderfully wavy!! It looks sooo inviting laying there in the warm soft sun across your chair!!

I love them both! I really like your table topper. The quilting is very nice. I can imagine that it's harder than it looks. Straight lines always are!

And the coins quilt is great, too. I love having the background pieces between the other fabrics. And the offset. Awesome!

Working hard on my finishes. I have one done (a skirt for my daughter) and am about to start the handwork on the binding for a class sample. Yay for finishing! A finished quilt is better than a perfect quilt, as they say.

wowlove the table runner and also love how you quilted the coin quilt.the quilting on the coin quilt is that a stitch on your machine?also the table runner is that an actual quilt block with a name or is it made up?thanks julie

I am in the exact same place, treading water trying to think of what I want to do next. As a slow hand sewer I can only do one project at a time start to finish or I feel overwhelmed. I wanted to do a bed quilt for my son, but my husband is making me feel guilty that i've never made US a bed quilt!

Love both of these! I really want to make a coin quilt too. They are so cute! And I like the ribbon quilting. I haven't really machine quilted yet, maybe this would be a good place to start?

I had to start a new project today - only because I had to and I finished it in under an hour. My ironing board cover was ripped and I needed to make a new cover. I've had the fabric and needed to do it for a while - does it count as a UFO finished?! It's super cute and now I'm ready to work on some old projects that need to be done.

i love the colours in the coin quilt too. i find it hard to source those kind of fabrics here - mind you I only really get to go to one quilt shop and I find it hard to buy online as the colours are not really 'true'. I love the oval you made - was it hard to piece it? Emily has decided she wants a double wedding ring quilt for her wedding and according to her I have to make it!!! (she is 15 and currently single so I have some time) I'm not sure my skills are up to that though.lx

I love the color scheme, and the quilting on both of those great projects! Well done! Did you do the ribbon quilting freehand and/or free-motion? I'm inching closer to trying to obtains some free-motion skills. Great work!

two beautiful finishes, jacquie. i agree, the temptation to not start another project is hard to resist. i think i have about 5-6 quilts in my mind right now and i find that whenever i think about them, i feel the need to start cutting some fabric immediately.

Jacquie, you are just finishing left and right. They are beautiful. Excitement on our end, hope to get more finished by the end of the month. I think it is in our genes to want to start new projects when your so creative. We don't want to blow a fuse up there.Keep Stitchen'Bonnie

Love the pieced circle quilt: it looks perfect with the vase, and I wholeheartedly agree w/ Tonya's view on not wasting any blocks! My sympathies about Fudge. Sorry bout the late comment, been on vacaton.

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